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Council to send proposed Chapter 906 blight and vacant-property ordinance to city attorney for review and set public hearing
Summary
Administrator Jana Elton presented a draft Chapter 906 ordinance aimed at addressing blight and long-vacant buildings by requiring property registration; council asked the city attorney to review and directed staff to return with a public hearing date.
Administrator Jana Elton presented a proposed Chapter 906 ordinance intended to expand the city’s authority to address blighted, vacant, and deteriorating buildings. Elton said the draft would require owners of buildings vacant for a specified period to register those properties with the city to encourage occupancy and remediation, and that the ordinance could provide tools to work with owners and the Economic Development Authority to address barriers to reuse.
Council discussed concerns about potentially uninhabitable mobile homes in the city’s trailer park and how the proposed ordinance could provide additional enforcement options. Council Member Turner moved to have Elton forward the draft to the city attorney for review and return with materials for a public hearing; the motion was seconded and carried.
The council did not adopt the ordinance at the meeting; the action was procedural to obtain legal review and schedule public comment.
